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Though 3-D was known to most audiences as a viewing format for comics, the release of Bwana Devil (1954), starring Robert Stack of The Untouchables fame, marked the golden era of 3-D in film. 3-D would largely remain associated with film from then on. less

Though 3-D was known to most audiences as a viewing format for comics, the release of Bwana Devil (1954), starring Robert Stack of The Untouchables fame, marked the golden era of 3-D in film. 3-D would largely ... more

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Though House of Wax, starring Vincent Price, was the first 3-D film with a stereophonic soundtrack. It also helped Price launch his career as a master of the spooky.

Though House of Wax, starring Vincent Price, was the first 3-D film with a stereophonic soundtrack. It also helped Price launch his career as a master of the spooky.

Photo: Handout

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Creature From The Black Lagoon

(1954)) is a classic and may be the most famous 3-D movie. It is also the only one (so far) that had a sequel.

Creature From The Black Lagoon

(1954)) is a classic and may be the most famous 3-D movie. It is also the only one (so far) that had a sequel.

Photo: Handout

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One good film from the 1950s 3-D craze was Alfred Hitchcock's Dial M for Murder (1954). Screenings of this film remain popular today.

One good film from the 1950s 3-D craze was Alfred Hitchcock's Dial M for Murder (1954). Screenings of this film remain popular today.

Photo: J.R. Eyerman, Life Magazine

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Houstonian Dennis Quaid got his first lead role in the film Jaws 3 (also known as Jaws 3-D) in 1983.

Houstonian Dennis Quaid got his first lead role in the film Jaws 3 (also known as Jaws 3-D) in 1983.

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T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous

, an IMAX film, took viewers into an amazing 3-D world where dinosaurs could bring their big hungry faces right up to your nose.

T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous

, an IMAX film, took viewers into an amazing 3-D world where dinosaurs could bring their big hungry faces right up to your nose.

Photo: Imax

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The bow of the sunken Titanic is shown in Ghosts of the Abyss, directed and produced by James Cameron. It was Cameron's first full-length 3-D IMAX film to use the Reality Camera System.

The bow of the sunken Titanic is shown in Ghosts of the Abyss, directed and produced by James Cameron. It was Cameron's first full-length 3-D IMAX film to use the Reality Camera System.

Photo: BUENA VISTA PICTURES

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Polar Express

, released in 2004, was IMAX's first full-length animated feature. The 3-D version was said to have earned 14 times as much in theaters as the regular 2D version.

Polar Express

, released in 2004, was IMAX's first full-length animated feature. The 3-D version was said to have earned 14 times as much in theaters as the regular 2D version.

Though it's now the most expensive film of all time, James Cameron's Avatar, which was released in 2D and 3D using RealD 3D, Dolby 3D, XpanD 3D and IMAX 3D formats, is also the highest-grossing film of all time. less

Though it's now the most expensive film of all time, James Cameron's Avatar, which was released in 2D and 3D using RealD 3D, Dolby 3D, XpanD 3D and IMAX 3D formats, is also the highest-grossing film of all ... more

Photo: Virginia Mayo, AP

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This summer, Pixar brings us back into Jessie, Buzz Lightyear and Woody's world with Toy Story 3D. The film opens June 18, 2010.

This summer, Pixar brings us back into Jessie, Buzz Lightyear and Woody's world with Toy Story 3D. The film opens June 18, 2010.